In markMediaAsFavorite of MediaProvider.java, there is a possible way to bypass the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-26819 In markMediaAsFavorite of MediaProvider.java, there is a possible way to bypass the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.
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History

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:google:android:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 14:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Google
Google android
Vendors & Products Google
Google android

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 21:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-441
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 04 Sep 2025 18:45:00 +0000

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Description In markMediaAsFavorite of MediaProvider.java, there is a possible way to bypass the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: google_android

Published:

Updated: 2025-09-06T03:56:13.325Z

Reserved: 2025-05-22T18:11:09.314Z

Link: CVE-2025-48532

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-09-04T20:26:07.358Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-09-04T19:15:39.250

Modified: 2025-09-05T19:10:54.623

Link: CVE-2025-48532

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-09-05T14:01:54Z